Resources For
Families and Children of Hoarders
 San Francisco Bay Area Internet Guide for Extreme Hoarding Behavior
 Clutterers Syndrome or Pack Rat Syndrome
 http://www.hoarders.org
 Supported by Peninsula Community Services, Inc



How can I help a hoarding friend or family member de-clutter?
Attempts by family and friends to help with de-cluttering may not be well received by the person who hoards. 
 It is helpful to keep in mind:
        • Until the person is internally motivated to change they may not accept your offer to help.
        • Motivation cannot be imposed.
        • Everyone, including people who hoard, has a right to make choices about their objects and how they live.
        • People who hoard are often ambivalent about accepting help and discarding objects
                                                                           Mass Housing.com Hoarding Resources

How to Talk to Someone with Hoarding: Do’s and Don’ts
The Do's and Don'ts page


The following web sites may be of interest:

Harm Reduction for the Elderly- By John O'Brien    Central Coast Senior Services

"The goal is to work towards improving problematic behaviors while recognizing
they often can not be eliminated.

 It is a non-confrontational and non-judgmental approach.  Not every older person
can stop or wants to stop risky behaviors. The person may not be in a physical or
psychological position to understand or consider their behavior is causing a problem
and that change is possible. Harm Reduction accepts these realities."

http://www.centralcoastseniorservices.com/referring-professionals/understanding-harm-reduction/



How to Get Hoarders Into Treatment
by Dr Fugen Neziroglu, PHD & Katherine Donnelly M.A.
http://www.ocdchicago.org/images/uploads/pdf/EP09.pdf
 http://www.adaa.org/resources-professionals/podcasts/hoarding-research-and-treatment



When a Loved One Hoards
by David Tolin Author of Buried Treasures Oxford University Press
 "Some general principals to guide conversations:
Show Empathy: Don't Argue; Respect Autonomy; Help the person recognize that his/her actions
are inconsistent with his/her greater goals or values."
 http://blog.oup.com/oupblog/2007/01/when_a_loved_on.html



The Way to Help a Family Member
by R.Frost,PhD
 How Compulsive Hoarding Affects Family found on IOCDF - Web site:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/family.aspx#affects_families
http://www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/family.aspx

Caring.com, Family Advisor, April 20, 2010
 Mom's a hoarder whose "stuff" is keeping us apart! 
 by Carol O'Dell

http://www.caring.com/blogs/dear-family-advisor/moms-a-hoarder-whose-stuff-is-keeping-us-apart
Helping Family Members Who Hoard 
 New England Hoarding Consortium, Page 13 of Hoarding Newsletter, Spring 2009
http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/PSYCH/rfrost/Spring_2009_Hoarding_Newsletter.pdf



Help for Hoarders:10 small steps



Alzheimers and Hoarding
http://www.cornellaging.com/pdf/hoa_alz.pd



Animal Hoarding and Families
Tips for families and friends
Intervention is possible but challenging, requiring tact and patience.
The Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium web site.

http://vet.tufts.edu/hoarding/intervention.htm



Groups On line

"Spouses of Hoarders"
Yahoo Group run by Sandra Felton of Messies Anonymous:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mates-of-Messies/



CHILDREN OF HOARDERS Web site                                                                                                                                                                            You may wish to check this unique informative web site for families and children of hoarders                                                                             http://www.childrenofhoarders.com/



 A Yahoo chat group for children of hoarders
 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/childrenofhoarders/



For friends and family
This group is for those who care about someone who is a hoarder. It is not a therapy group. Here we share information 
which may be useful in understanding those whose lives are impacted by hoarding. Perhaps some ideas for approaches will prove useful. 
This site is run by Sandra Felton organizer of Messies Anonymous
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-Hoarders/


VIDEO:

ABC News Videos, 20/20, August 05, 3011
Hoarder's Children Speak Out
 


Hoarders Daughter Keeps Shameful Secret
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/hoarders-daughter-shameful-secret-14225893


Surviving a Filthy Childhood: Jessie Sholl, Daughter of Hoarder, Comes Clean




 Children of Hoarders It Gets Better

http://townsendlab.berkeley.edu/fetishist-collector-hoarder/videos/children-hoarders-it-gets-better-video


BOOK:

Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding & Compulsive Acquiring
by Tamara Hart PhD., Michael Tompkins, PhD.
New Harbinger Publications 2009
This book gives manageable steps for helping your loved one make gradual and lasting change. 
 

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